Melville House, 12 Middle Street, Taunton
Proposal
Change of use of office building with partial loft conversion to create 6 No. residential flats at Melville House, 12 Middle Street, Taunton
- Received
- 10 August 2026
- Council
- Taunton Deane
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- ReceivedSubmitted10 Aug
- ValidatedValidated10 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a loft conversion at Melville House, 12 Middle Street, Taunton. Taunton Deane has handled 3,704 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. It was submitted on 10 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Saint Mary and Saint James, Taunton conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 144 applications in total for the TA1 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202610 Aug
Change of use of office building with partial loft conversion to create 6 No. residential flats at Melville…
PendingApplicationFiled alongside38/26/0214 - 202610 Aug
Change of use of office building with partial loft conversion to create 6 No. residential flats at Melville…
This applicationPendingListed building consent38/26/0215/LB
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Saint Mary and Saint James, Taunton
- Scheduled monument: Borough Bank, a section of medieval town defences 70m north of St Mary Magdalene ChurchPart of the site
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (18)
flood storage areas, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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The site is in flood zone 2 (Environment Agency).
Consultants on this application
- Shattock Associates · Agent for this application
- 26.6 miExeterRICS Regulated
- 32.0 miCardiffRTPI
- 37.1 miBristolRTPI
Nearest first, within 50 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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